We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Florida Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
200,442 87.94% $71,145 H-1B
21,657 9.50% $1,293,032 PERM
3,246 1.42% $24,601 H-2A
2,573 1.13% $90,158 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Florida has seen a total of 227,918 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Florida is the H-1B visa with 200,442 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 87.94% of Florida's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 21,657 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.50% of Florida's total visas.

Top Occupations in Florida (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 1 $44,595 100.00%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 1 $45,680 100.00%
Naturopathic Physicians 1 $48,901 100.00%
Nanosystems Engineers 1 $49,837 100.00%
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts 1 $50,107 100.00%
Anthropologists and Archeologists 1 $50,190 100.00%
Soil and Water Conservationists 1 $50,690 100.00%
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage 1 $50,918 100.00%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 1 $52,603 100.00%
Fuel Cell Engineers 1 $53,539 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery Workers 1 $27,373 12.50%
Musicians and Singers 1 $57,158 14.29%
Transportation Managers 1 $86,652 14.29%
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 1 $25,813 14.29%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1 $92,726 14.29%
Healthcare Social Workers 1 $39,603 14.29%
Counter and Rental Clerks 1 $27,622 14.29%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 1 $99,403 14.29%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 1 $38,420 14.29%
Physical Therapists 1 $58,053 14.29%
Florida Employees Over Time
Florida has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 11,661 employees were hired. Florida peaked in 2018 with 19,501 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 14,940 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Florida From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 4,052 $5,283,823 46.64%
Venezuela 1,383 $60,258 39.62%
Brazil 1,233 $167,832 41.73%
Philippines 1,076 $1,048,972 53.77%
Colombia 585 $50,894 38.69%
Mexico 396 $429,827 44.39%
China 374 $2,910,334 42.50%
Canada 369 $805,757 46.07%
Argentina 303 $70,205 44.43%
Italy 258 $66,329 43.51%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Quality Matrix Inc 41 $68,282 91.11%
Silicon Staff It Services Inc 41 $58,775 91.11%
The Roskamp Institute Inc 41 $29,223 91.11%
Nicoinfo Systems Inc 41 $49,233 91.11%
Ven Soft Llc 41 $58,764 91.11%
Promatrix Corp 41 $61,093 91.11%
Baycare Health System Inc 40 $76,649 88.89%
Global Business Consulting Services Inc 40 $57,695 88.89%
Jacksonville University 40 $69,343 88.89%
Lilax Technologies Inc 40 $59,116 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Energy Freight Systems 4 $75,717 44.44%
Cubix Latin America 4 $70,605 44.44%
Nw Battery Llc Dba Nationwide Battery 4 $134,737 44.44%
Signature Payroll Services Llc 4 $28,122,172 44.44%
Citilabs Inc 4 $74,703 44.44%
Team Fanshop Fulfillment Dba Football Fanatics 4 $67,824 44.44%
Cma Cgm America Llc 4 $67,891 44.44%
Collage Investments Llc 4 $62,587 44.44%
Fusion Media Network Llc 4 $99,263 44.44%
Ocme America Corporation 4 $96,913 44.44%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Florida Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Florida to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Florida over all years is $71,145. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage